Which to use
“cobro” is a verb and “coiso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,110
- “cobro” frequency rank
- #30,884
- “coiso” frequency rank
- 62994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobro | coiso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo cobrar | uma pessoa qualquer |
Letter map: cobro vs coiso
Shared letters muted; letters that set cobro and coiso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cobro (CVCCV) and coiso (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - cobro and coiso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cobro is averb and coisoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobro is recorded at frequency rank #32,110, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈko.bɾu/. coiso is at rank #30,884, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62994, this pair ranks #6,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cobro vs coiso
Shared letters: co. Private to "cobro": br. Private to "coiso": is.
"cobro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "coiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cobro" and "coiso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cobro" or "coiso" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "cobro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coiso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobro" and "coiso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs coiso". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #6,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.